There are 4 ways to get from Bulgaria to Malta by plane, bus, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane SOF - MLA
5h 16m€43–173Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Sciclibusferry
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
44h 5mFly from Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane VAR - MLA
11h 14m€144–366Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane OTP - MLA
7h 8m€55–176
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Malta is to bus and fly which costs €55 - €180 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Malta is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €40 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Malta. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Tonn, San Pawl il-Bahar via Skopje, Transporten Centar, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Pozzallo and Bombi 4, Il-Floriana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 5m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Malta is 1099 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Malta without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 44h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Bulgaria to Malta, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Malta bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Bulgaria to Malta bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Skopje Nikola Karev station.
Malta is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 8:26 PM in Bulgaria and 7:26 PM in Malta.
There are 6848+ hotels available in Malta.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Malta?
Ryanair flies from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Malta International Airport (MLA) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Varna Airport to Malta International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Varna Airport to Malta International Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Varna Airport to Malta International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Malta International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Malta International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Malta International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Malta International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–330
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Malta International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karev
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Scicli
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
Busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
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